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    Did this ancient Jewish scholar introduce the world to pizza?

    Before the leaven could rise, a new scholarly sub-field was born.

  • A STONE offering box for the poor at a synagogue. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)

    Kli Yakar: Torah’s defender of the poor

    The author of the Kli Yakar commentary – “kli yakar” is the “precious object” of wise speech in Proverbs 20:15 – exposed the hypocrisy of the wealthy.

  • Musician Yaron Cohen

    Joy to the world

    Musician Yaron Cohen presents a multimedia 'message'.

  • ETHICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Keep the change?

    But what if the person who lost the object isn’t a human being but just a corporation? Corporations are owned by collections of human beings – the shareholders.

    By BARRY LEFF

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    Pay mindfulness forward

    How much of my overall experience was not feeling well? Ten percent? Why should I let just one element, already in the minority, define the entire weekend?

    By BRIAN BLUM

  • ‘I HAVE always been amazed at the large number of Jews who frequent cruise ship

    IN PLAIN LANGUAGE: Jews and cruise

    I contemplate both how small and powerless we humans are... yet how far Man can go in captivating and controlling our world

    By STEWART WEISS

  • Protesters wearing overalls daubed with red paint on genital area demonstrate against circumcision

    The rite of circumcision

    'The remarkable capacity of the Jewish nation to outlive all its enemies may quite well be the result of this small physical intervention.'

    By NATHAN LOPES CARDOZO

  • A Lynx robot with Amazon Alexa integration on display in Las Vegas.

    What artificial intelligence can tell us about morality

    What does Judaism say about morals, and how does this intersect with ever-changing technology?

    By JONATHAN L. MILEVSKY

  • MEMORIES OF a mentor from college.

    Tribute to a late mentor: How a teacher activated philosophy

    The spirit of my teacher exhorts me to be an activist for balance and moderation. I hope many others will join in this.

    By J.I. ABBOT

  • Moses Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn's philosophy, Mendelssohn's grandchildren

    Was Mendelssohn’s philosophy responsible for the conversions to Christianity of his descendants?

    By ELI KAVON

  • Micah Goodman

    #49 Micah Goodman - A philosopher for all

    Micah Goodman says he “does not want to be a provocateur” but rather wants to phrase the ideas of what he sees as mainstream Israelis.

    By RHONA BURNS

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